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There are different types of research philosophy, research approach and research strategies. In order to choose the most appropriate one you have to firstly set the aims and objectives of your research/study. Basing on outlined aims and objectives you have to decide whether you choose:

Ø       Positivism or phenomenology as a philosophy of the research;

Ø       Deductive approach or inductive approach, or combinations of these approaches;

Ø       Experiment, or survey, or case study, or grounded theory, or ethnography, or action research as the research strategy. Again you can choose a combination of different strategies

Moreover, research projects may be:

v      cross-sectional

v      or longitudinal.

Additionally, they may be classed as

§         exploratory,

§         descriptive,

§         or explanatory

 

Please refer for the full explanations of research philosophy, research strategies, and approaches to Saunders, et al (2000) Research Methods for Business Students, 2nd Edition, Financial Times Prentice Hall, London, pp. 84-105

 

You should care to ensure that your results are valid and reliable

You should always think carefully about the ethical issues implied by the choice of your research strategy

 

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